'Blue Jay', a J40 Sailboat for Sale

'Blue Jay' is a very nicely maintained J/Boats J40 which has undergone 2 refits in 2005 and 2015. She's hull #40 from 1987 and is currently berthed in Cadiz, Spain, ready for a sailing couple (or even a single-hander) to take her on her next bluewater sailing adventure...

'Blue Jay', a J/40 Cruiser

'Blue Jay's sailing history under her current ownership...

Purchased in 2005
Caribbean Circumnavigation 2006 to 2008
Atlantic Crossing Caribbean to Europe 2008
Europe (Mediterranean) 2008 - 2015
Atlantic Crossing Europe to Caribbean and Back 2015 to 2016
Europe (Atlantic) since 2016

Published Specification for the J/40:

Underwater Configuration: Fin Keel & Spade Rudder
Hull Material: GRP (Fiberglass)
Length Overall: 40'0" (12.2m)
Waterline Length: 34'0" (10.4m)
Beam: 12'2" (3.7m)
Draft: 5'6" (1.6m) - shoal draft version; first owners took the boat sailing in the Bahamas
Rig Type: Masthead Sloop
Displacement: 18,000lb (8,165kg)
Designer: Rod Johnstone
Builder: Tillotson-Pearson
Year First Built: 1984
Year Last Built: 1993
Number Built: 85

Published Design Ratios for the J/40:

Sail Area/Displacement: 17.9
Ballast/Displacement: 36.1
Displacement/Length: 204
Comfort Ratio: 27.9
Capsize Screening Formula: 1.86

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Hull and deck:

The aft-cockpit

Baltek balsa laminate construction (composite)
ABS A-1 offshore Hull certification
Lead 6,500 lbs fin keel bolted & bonded to molded stub
Blue hull with white deck and beige non-skid - New Hull Paint in 2008 and 2017
Large cockpit locker to port
Propane cockpit locker to starboard
Vertical aft anchor locker with hot/ cold cockpit shower and saltwater pressure water to starboard
3 molded Dorade boxes with four chrome cowls & 2 stainless Dorade guards at mastbase - Cowls rechromed in 2017
Teak handrails on cabin trunk - New in 2013
Custom teak foldable cockpit table adjustable in two heights. Lower position converts cockpit to sunbed. - New in 2014
Four articulated hatches: 24x24 skylight, 19x19 forward cabin and 10x10s over aft cabin and head - New in 2009
Eleven opening ports on cabin trunk sides and facing aft into the cockpit - New in 2014
Mosquito screens for all portholes, hatches and stairway - New in 2014

The mainhatch has two sets of washboards; one ventilated as shown here and a conventional secure version

Mechanical:

Yanmar 3JH3E

Village Marine Watermaker installation on a J40 sailboat

Village Marine VIP Little Wonder 200 GPD watermaker

Yanmar 3JH3E Model 2003, 3 cylinder 39HP diesel direct injection with fresh water cooling and control panel - Installed 2006; 2100 Hours
Morse single-lever engine shift and throttle control to port/ new spare Vetus Stainless Steel Monolever in Stock - New in 2006
PYI Packless Sealing System - New in 2015
19” Maxprop 3 Blade folding propeller - Polished in 2015
Dockside fuel intake to port
Aquadrive CV Shaft - New in 2006
Edson 40” Wheel on binnacle with wheelbrake and Stainless Steel stanchions - Refurbished in 2017
5” Ritchie SP5 Compass - New in 2006
Balanced spade rudder (JEFFA/ PYI lower and upper rudder stock bearings) - New bearings in 2008

Deck Hardware:

Short bowsprit for asymmetric spinaker on a J/40 sailboat

Custom bowsprit for Code Zero and Gennaker

Harken mainsheet traveler with adjustable stops (German Cupper System)
Two Barient 24 self-tailing 2-speed winches for mainsheet system
Two Barient 28 self-tailing 2-speed primary cockpit winches
Two Barient 22 self-tailing 2-speed cabin trunk winches with Lewmar (2 x 3) stoppers/ clutches
Two Barient 22 self-tailing 2- speed mastbase winches with Lewmar (2 x 3) stoppers/ clutches
2 Genoa slides/ tracks with 2 Schaefer cars each + 2 adjustable Pfeiffer cars and endplates
Electric anchor windlass Quick Antares 12V 1000W 8mm Gypsy (Cockpit Remote Control/ Up +Down) - New in 2017
Delta Anchor 35 lbs. bow anchor
Fortress #21 aluminum stern anchor
200 feet 5/16’’ / 60m 9mm hi-tensile bow anchor chain - New in 2006
18 feet 5/16’' / 6m 9mm hi tensile stern anchor chain - New in 2006
250 feet 3/4 ‘’ / 75m 20mm anchor rope - New in 2006
Stainless double rail pull-/ pushpit
Stainless double rail stanchions with opening gate on port and starboard side All stanchions - New in 2013
Stainless transom swim ladder with teak steps
Stainless custom 2,5 feet / 0,8m bowsprit for code 0 and gennaker sailing - New in 2017
Sailomat 3040 self-steering servo windvane - Refurbished 2017

Spars & Rigging:

Kenyon Spars white, ESP coated aluminum mast with double airfoil spreaders
Second slide on mast for trysail
Navtec System V hydraulic panel - Refurbished in 2006
Navtec boom vang - New in 2006
Navtec backstay vang - Refurbished in 2017
18 feet 3’' / 6 meter 75mm forespar spinnaker pole - New in 2006
Spinnaker gear package
Harken Mark II furling system - Refurbished in 2006
Second forestay with ABI quick adjust/ release foot - New stay in 2006
Two running backstays (spectra) with Garhauer fiddle/ fiddle with clam pulleys - New in 2006
Stainless steel standing rigging - New in 2006
Insulated backstay - New in 2006
Running Rigging - New in 2006

Sails:

Full batten (5) mainsail with 3 reefpoints, loose foot, cross cut, 9,5 oz - New in 2014
Roller furling Genoa, Hydranet radial cut, 130%, high clew - New in 2015
Heavy Duty radial cut 12 oz roller furling 100% - Repaired in 2016
Heavy Duty cross cut 12 oz storm jib (selftacking on 2nd forestay) - New in 2006
Heavy Duty cross cut trysail - New in 2006
Doyle gennaker tri radial cut - New in 2016
Spinnaker sock - New in 2016

Navigation Instruments and Electronics:

The navigation station is on the starboard side at the foot of the companionway

B&G Hornet 4 race pack with monitor at chart table and 3 cockpit repeaters - Refurbished in 2017
B&G Hecta depth monitor at chart table and cockpit repeater - Refurbished in 2017
B&G masthead unit, depth sound and log/ New additional spare - New in 2015
Raymarine E 120 GPS/ Radar Navigation System with M59259S 2KW radome - New in 2006/ refurbished in 2021
Gimballed self-levelling Radar mount (Stainless Steel) on Backstay - New in 2008
Autopilot with heavy duty hydraulic linear drive directly acting on rudder quadrant/ refurbished additional spare - New in 2017
Raymarine S3 Gyro Course Computer with ST6001 Autopilot Command - New in 2013
Icom IC- M 602 VHF radio. VHF antenna on masthead - New in 2006
Icom IC- 735 SSB/ Ham with Icom AH- 2 antenna modulator
Furuno D208 weather fax with active Furuno Fax-5 antenna - Refurbished in 2014
AIS Class B Transponder - New in 2015
Sony Radio/ CD, waterproof - New in 2009
Polyplanar waterproof 2 way speakers (2 in salon and 1 in each cabin) and cockpit speaker - New in 2006
Wall mounted barometer, ship’s clock and thermometer

Electrical

A flexible solar panel on the dodger of a J/40 sailboat

A 120watt solar panel mounted on the dodger...

A pair of flexible solar panels on the bimini of a J/40 sailboat

...and two more on the bimini

110V / 220V shore power
50 Amp battery charger/ equalizer with integrated 1500W 110V power inverter - New in 2006
One 220 AH deep cycle marine batterie on bank 1 (House) - New in 2020
Two 80 AH deep cycle marine batteries on bank 2 (Motor) - New in 2017
12V/ 500W Silentwind wind generator on Aluminium post to port - New in 2015
360W (3x 120W) Offgridtec Solar Panels (flexible) mounted on Bimini and Dodger (quick release via Tenax locks) - New in 2017
Three Bass electrical panels (1 shore, 1 main, 1 instruments)
110V receptacles to forepeak and aft cabin and head, salon, dinette, galley, chart table
Village Marine VIP Little Wonder 200 GPD watermaker - New 2006/ New filters 2016
Force 10 six gallon stainless steel water heater New 2006
Eight LED Brass cabin reading lights
Eight LED chrome ceiling lights with white and red bulbs with LED conversion
Two floor lights at chart table/ stairway and dinette area
LED Navigation lights on rails and masthead, foredeck floodlight - New in 2014
Five Hella ventilators with speed regulation
All chain plates with lightning grounding

Plumbing:

Marelon seacocks and double clamped hoses below waterline
Three additional seacocks and discharges (optional airconditioning, washer, dryer, etc.)
Hot and cold pressure water to galley, two heads with showers and cockpit shower
Shore water supply connection with 50 ft waterhose
Electrical high pressure saltwater wash down to aft anchor locker with 50ft spiral hose - Refurbished in 2014
Edson bilge pump (manual) in cockpit aft of wheel - Refurbished in 2015
Rule Mate automatic electric bilge pump, 2000 GPH - New in 2013
Whale Gulper 220 electric sump pumps for aft and forward head, 220 GPH each - New in 2013
Rheinstrom M50E diaphragm bilge pump with separate wiring and hosing system - New in 2013
Two Raritan PH-2 heads with 15 Gallon holding tank (aft head) and “Y” overboard discharge - Refurbished in 2013
Electrical waste water pump with separate discharge for aft holding tank - New in 2006
Two watertanks (50 Gallons each) under starboard settee and aft of aft cabin
50 Gallon fuel tank under fwd cabin bed
Water pressurizing pump and tank under port settee - New in 2006
Seagull water purifier - New Filter in 2016
Dockside water inlet port/starboard

Interior:

The saloon, looking forward into the forepeak

L-shaped Galley to port
Large 24x36” chart table with chart storage, navigation equipment bin and cabinet to starboard
L-shaped settee to port with backrest storage compartments, settee converts to large double berth
Low cabinet/ engine cover
Normal settee to starboard with backrest storage compartments
Shelf and cabinets with 2 sliding doors each on port and starboard side
Main cabin table which folds up to main bulkhead with integrated bookshelf
Forecabin with v-berth, teak lined hanging lockers, bureau, book shelves and sail locker to bow
Forward head to port with private entrance from forecabin with shower, mirror and vanity cabinet
Aft cabin with large v-berth with filler section, teak lined hanging locker and bureau, additional cabinet aft
Aft head to port with shower, mirror, vanity cabinet and large wet hanging locker
Access to both, forward and aft chain/rope lockers at the end of stateroom berths
Varnished sole and teak interior - Refurbished in 2006/ 2013
Custom cushions and upholstery - New in 2006
Vinyl headliner - New in 2014

Galley:

The galley sports a 3-burner stove, double sink and a fridge/freezer

Deep stainless steel sink with 2 bowls - New in 2006
Single-lever kitchen faucet with shower, filtered water faucet, watermaker faucet and footpump faucet - New in 2006
Force 10 stainless steel 3 burner LPG stove/oven, gimballed - New in 2006
Two Trident aluminum LPG gas bottles of 2,4 gallons / 9 liters each and electric solenoid - New in 2006
Microwave Oven 110V
Isotherm ASU 6.5 cu ft 12V refrigerator/ freezer (aircooled) with holding plate and double opening - New in 2016
Large dry goods storage cabinet with 2 sliding doors to port
Overhead hanging cabinet
Additional small items storage rack under hanging cabinet
Plate, bowl, glass and cup storage rack left of oven to aft
Two utensil drawers and storage cabinet left of oven to port
Storage under oven
Formica counter tops